Brainstem reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome

Brainstem reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome.

A 39-year-old man presented with progressive headache, nauseas, blurriness and cortical blindness. Blood pressure: 230x140 mmHg. Glasgow score: 15. Fundoscopy revealed hypertensive retinopathy and papille de ma. Neurological examination was normal. Brain ma gnetic resonance imaging revealed area of swelling and high signal on FLAIR-weighted images on the brainstem and cerebral white-matter abno...

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome.

Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome

Hinchey et al used the term „reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome“ in 1996 to describe a syndrome characterized by headache, confusion, seizures and vision disturbances, including cortical blindness, connected with reversible changes on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which pointed to the white matter eodema, predominantly in the posterior brain regions (1). Initially, this ...

Cyclosporine-related brainstem atypical posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome following hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome after kratom ingestion.

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome has been associated with hypertension, preeclampsia, cancer chemotherapy, and drugs of abuse, such as amphetamine and methamphetamine. We report a young man who suddenly developed severe headache, disorientation, and aphasia following ingestion of kratom and Adderall. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of his head revealed foci of vas...